Introduction to Modulation: Amplitude Modulation(AM)

Overview Modulation Overview Basics of Amplitude Modulation (AM) AM Demonstration GRC Exercise 2 Flynn/Katz 7/8/10...

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Introduction to Modulation: Amplitude Modulation(AM) Sharlene Katz James Flynn

Overview   Modulation

Overview   Basics of Amplitude Modulation (AM)   AM Demonstration   GRC Exercise

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Why do we need Modulation/Demodulation? Example: Radio transmission

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Voice

Microphone

Transmitter

Electric signal, 20 Hz – 20 KHz

Antenna: Size requirement > 1/10 wavelength

c 3 ×10 8 5 λ = = = 10 = 100km 3 At 3 KHz: f 3 ×10 ⇒ .1λ = 10km 3

Antenna too large! Use modulation to transfer information to a higher frequency

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Why do we need Modulation/Demodulation? (cont’d)            

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Frequency Assignment Reduction of noise/interference Multiplexing Bandwidth limitations of equipment Frequency characteristics of antennas Atmospheric/cable properties

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Basic Concept of Modulation The information source

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Typically a low frequency signal Referred to as the “baseband signal” x(t)

X(f)

t

f

Carrier

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A higher frequency sinusoid Example: cos(2π10000t)

baseband carrier

Modulator

Modulated signal

Modulated Signal

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Some parameter of the carrier (amplitude, frequency, phase) is varied in accordance with the baseband signal Flynn/Katz 7/8/10

Types of Modulation  

Analog Modulation      

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Digital Modulation      

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Amplitude Modulation, AM Frequency Modulation, FM Double and Single Sideband, DSB and SSB Phase Shift Keying: BPSK, QPSK, MSK Frequency Shift Keying, FSK Quadrature Amplitude Modulation, QAM

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Amplitude Modulation (AM) Block Diagram

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x(t)

m

Time Domain

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x

xAM(t)=Ac [1+mx(t)]cos wct

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Ac cos wct

Frequency Domain

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XAM(f)

X(f) -fm

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fm

Signal information is contained in the sidebands

f

f -fc

fc Flynn/Katz 7/8/10

Traditional AM Demodulators Synchronous Detector

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xAM(t)=Ac [1+mx(t)]cos wct XAM(f)

-fc

fc

f

Envelope Detector

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Low Pass Filter

x cos wct -2fc

2fc

f

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Receiving AM with SDR  

USRP and Computer with GNU Radio Software

USRP Basic Rx

64Ms/s

A/D or

256Ks/s FPGA

Shifts by -710KHz

Computer (GNU Radio)

Stored USRP File

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AM Modulation  

Demonstration    

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Receiving off-air signals Using a captured file source

GRC Exercise

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Questions?

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